35 Empress Avenue 1508

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 North York Centre Subway2 min walk
• 🚇 Sheppard-Yonge Subway13 min walk
• 🚆 Oriole GO3.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 8 grocery stores, 138 cafés and restaurants, 17 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: 大統華 T&T Supermarket (100 m). Nearest park: Princess Park (50 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Claude Watson School for the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 89%7 min walk
• McKee Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 91%, math 84%8 min walk
• St. Cyril Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 94%15 min walk
• Churchill Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 81%, math 88%1.2 km

Secondary

• Earl Haig Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 84%, literacy test 95%7 min walk
• Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 87%, literacy test 97%9 min walk
• Willowdale Middle School18 min walk

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area M2N

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

17% detached, 70% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

75,100

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 11.7%, Iranian Persian 7.2%, Korean 6.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 5.1%.

Flood and conservation No mapped hazard

Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in Yonge-Doris (2025): 40% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault33% below average
• Break and enter69% below average
• Auto theft56% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootingsnone reported

Crime Severity Index for Toronto police: 60 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole neighbourhood, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.

Development nearby 11 active

• 5220 YONGE ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment Application proposes a Senior's Residential Accommodation including Seniors Independent Living, Assisted Living and Long-Term Care Home…
  Application details
• 5100 YONGE ST · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Application to re-purpose the existing Toys R Us building into a supermarket with an approximate gross floor area of 3,814.50 square metres for the…
  Application details
• 5220 YONGE ST · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2023
  Retail component of an approved mixed use development including a residential, and commericial/office component. Associated with Condominium Applications No.…
  Application details
• 5250-5254 YONGE ST · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2023
  Office component of an approved mixed use development including a retail and residential component. Associated with Condominium Applications No. 23 196812 NNY…
  Application details
• 5051-5061 YONGE ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan application for a 39-storey mixed-use building with 365 dwelling units and 2,029 sq.m of non-residential gross floor area. The proposed building…
  Application details
• 5318 YONGE ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2022
  Proposal for a 36 storey mixed use building with 2 to 7 storey podium along the Yonge Street frontage with a 12 storey building component located along…
  Application details

9 more within 500 m.

Rezoning, site plan, subdivision and condominium applications filed with the city.

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 14 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise Nothing major nearby

No highway within 500 m, rail line within 300 m, or airport flight path nearby.

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

Building permits

• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2022 · Permit Issued
  Localized front podium deck rehab (replacement of existing pavers and the floor drain)
• Other · 2022 · Permit Issued
  Proposal for localized concrete and waterproofing repairs to entrance and exit ramp.
• Interior Alterations · 2020 · Closed
  Interior alterations to unit 1601 - removing partition walls
• Fire Alarm · 2015 · Closed
  Proposal to replace the fire alarm control panel in an existing apartment building.

2 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

65 City street trees within 100 m. That’s more than the Toronto average of 42.

Trees on City boulevards only, not private yards or parks.

Internet High-speed

50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).

From the federal broadband map. Check exact speeds and providers for the address.

Short-term rentals

Only in your principal residence (where you live). The entire home can be rented up to 180 nights a year; renting up to 3 bedrooms while you live there has no limit. Hosts register with the City and collect the 6% accommodation tax.

City rules